Browsing by Subject "Screening"
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A comprehensive human resource recruitment and selection model : the case of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
(2014)The present research investigated the challenges and problems facing the public sector institutions regarding the processes, procedures, practices, steps and methods used for human resource recruitment and selection. The ... -
Evaluating screening within Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(North-West University, 2018)South Africa has seen four different Environmental impact assessment (EIA) regimes since the mandatory introduction of EIA in 1997. Each new regime resulted in the refinement of the screening mechanism in order to address ... -
Host response of Oryza glaberrima and O. sativa rice genotypes to the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola in a hydroponic system under growth chamber
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)The host response of 25 rice genotypes belonging to Oryza glaberrima and Oryza sativa to Meloidogyne graminicola infection was examined in a hydroponic system. The M. graminicola can build up high population densities in ... -
May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland-Europe
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Elevated blood pressure (BP), or hypertension, is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and acting ... -
May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Aims Raised blood pressure (BP) is the biggest contributor to mortality and disease burden worldwide and fewer than half of those with hypertension are aware of it. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global campaign set up ... -
May Measurement Month: a new joint global initiative by the International Society of Hypertension and the World Hypertension League to raise awareness of raised blood pressure
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017)Raised blood pressure is the biggest single contributing risk factor to death and the burden of disease worldwide. However, international data suggest that fewer than half of those with hypertension are aware of their ... -
Psychosocial perspectives in cardiovascular disease
(Sage, 2017)Adaptation to living with cardiovascular disease may differ from patient to patient and is influenced not only by disease severity and limitations incurred by the disease but also by socioeconomic factors (e.g. health ... -
The relevance of glycosylated haemoglobin in screening for non–insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in a black South African population
(North-West University, 2011)Background Due to population growth, aging, urbanisation, increasing prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity, diabetes mellitus (DM) has become one of the most important and prevalent chronic diseases. Glycated ... -
Screening of EIA in the Free State Province : a comparative analysis between the 1997 and 2006 EIA Regulations
(North-West University, 2008)Between September 1997 and June 2006, the South African National and Provincial Government received more than 43 600 separate EIA applications, which is particularly high compared to international trends. This was, in ... -
A techno-economic evaluation of the production of hard coking coal from Tshikondeni coal discards
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Tshikondeni Coal, operated by Exxaro Resources Limited on behalf of the owners, ArcelorMittal South Africa, is currently the only operational hard coking coal mine in South Africa. Therefore the yield from the plant needs ...